Ben Whitehouse named principal at North Marion High

Published: Monday, July 1, 2013 at 11:41 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, July 1, 2013 at 11:41 a.m.

Ben Whitehouse will be the new principal at North Marion High School, taking over for Cynthia Saunders, who is moving to a new job in Manatee County.

Whitehouse will begin his new role following School Board approval. That is expected to come at the board’s meeting on July 23.

Saunders was scheduled to move from Lake Weir High to North Marion, but instead will be reunited with Diana Greene, who recently left Marion County to become a deputy superintendent with the Manatee County school district. Saunders is slated to become Manatee’s director of middle schools.

Whitehouse graduated from Forest High School and in 2004 started teaching world history teacher at West Port High School. He has spent the past nine years at West Port, serving as testing coordinator, athletic director, assistant principal of discipline and assistant principal of curriculum, according to a news release from the Marion County School District.

Whitehouse earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Florida and holds an advanced education specialist degree from National-Louis University in Educational Leadership.

<p>Ben Whitehouse will be the new principal at North Marion High School, taking over for Cynthia Saunders, who is moving to a new job in Manatee County.</p><p>Whitehouse will begin his new role following School Board approval. That is expected to come at the board's meeting on July 23.</p><p>Saunders was scheduled to move from Lake Weir High to North Marion, but instead will be reunited with Diana Greene, who recently left Marion County to become a deputy superintendent with the Manatee County school district. Saunders is slated to become Manatee's director of middle schools.</p><p>Whitehouse graduated from Forest High School and in 2004 started teaching world history teacher at West Port High School. He has spent the past nine years at West Port, serving as testing coordinator, athletic director, assistant principal of discipline and assistant principal of curriculum, according to a news release from the Marion County School District.</p><p>Whitehouse earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Florida and holds an advanced education specialist degree from National-Louis University in Educational Leadership.</p>